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Bishop Marcuzzo, Patriarchal Vicar for Israel said that the request of President Abbas at the UN “is valid and justified.” 26/09/2011

Patriarch: Palestine UN bid step toward solution 21/09/2011

Evangelical Lutheran Church of America: Bishop Hanson to Obama: Don’t block Palestinian Statehood 19/09/2011

Quaker Statement on Palestinian U.N. Bid 15/09/2011

Presbyterian Church committee recommends church divest from Caterpillar, HP and Motorola over Israeli human rights abuses 13/09/2011

John Hagee's views are "Dangerous Fantasies" says Archbishop 26/07/2011

Al-Liqa Magazine celebrates 25th Anniversary 20/07/2011

Christians in the Holy Land Conference, London: Listen to the conference proceedings here. 19/07/2011

Naim Ateek founder of Sabeel (The Ecumenical Liberation Theology Centre) replies to Archbishop Williams of Canterbury. 24/06/2011

Kairos Palestine: Letter to the Archbishop of Canterbury 21/06/2011

Israeli soldiers prohibited Patriarch from conducting Hebron visit. 21/06/2011

Campaigners protest over Dr Rowan William's comments on Bethlehem. 16/06/2011

The Secretariat General of the Ecumenical Committee for Christian Education in Palestine decided to add Kairos – Palestine to the school curriculum. 15/06/2011

Pope meets Mahmoud Abbas at the Vatican. 03/06/2011

Full English text of the Statement issued by the Press Office of the Holy See on Friday, June 3rd 2011, following the Audience granted to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. 03/06/2011

Still Wary After Obama Speech. America: The National Catholic Weekly 30/05/2011

US group blocking bid for peace. 07/06/2011

Israel’s restrictions on religious rights of Christians for Holy Week 2011. Statement by Kairos Palestine 03/04/2011

Quakers to boycott products from Israeli settlements 05/04/2011

A response to Welsh academic Malcom Lowe following his attack on Kairos Palestine and the World Council of Churches 16/03/2011

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia meets with President of the Palestinian National Authority Mr. Mahmoud Abbas 23/03/2011

Letter to President Obama on UN Settlement Veto and Further Peace Efforts, signed by 20 leaders from the Anglican, Protestant, Roman Catholic and Orthodox denominations 07/03/2011

Activist slams Churches’ silence on Palestine. 28/02/2011

General Secretary of the Lutheran Church World Federation “dismayed and deeply troubled by the United States veto in the United Nations Security Council” regarding Israel’s illegal Settlement activity. 24/02/2011

Quakers in Britain consider Palestinian call for boycott. 09/02/2011

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity in Jerusalem. 25/01/2011

Palestinian Pilgrims to Mayo: Article from the Colomban Fathers- Far East Magazine January-Feburary 2011

Medvedev's Middle East tour: Baptism in Jordan. Palestine and Jordan visit of the Russian President on the Orthodox Feast of the Epiphany. 19/01/2011

A Pledge of Prayer, a Call for Pilgrimage, and a Commitment to Pursue a Just Peace.Holy Land Coordination, Communique. 13/01/2011

Palestinians returning to Gaza, but area still 'crying' for peace, bishops say. 13/01/2011

Palestinian Leader: Christian Presence is Vital. 11/01/2011

Christmas in Bethlehem off limits for Gaza's Christians. 07/01/2011

Anniversary of Christian Palestinians’ Word to the World Kairos Palestine Document. 04/01/2011

Peace in Mideast, not just process, By Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Jimmy Carter. 29/12/2010

God TV assists in the dispossession of an indigenous Bedouin community in Israel. 28/12/2010

Jesus was Palestinian and why it matters - an opinion piece by Jehanzeb Dar. 25/12/2010

'The world does not want to give us peace', Jerusalem's Latin Patriarch Fuad Tawal. 24/12/2010

In Bethlehem, shepherds watching their flocks by night are a dying breed. Jewish settlements, Israeli army checkpoints, closed military zones and the separation wall make them an increasing rarity. 23/12/2010

Another Christmas under siege by Fr. Faisal Hijazin Parish Priest of the Holy Family Catholic Church in Ramallah. 22/12/2010

Women Respond to the Kairos Palestine Document: World Council of Churches. 18/12/2010

Holy Land does not include Bethlehem - It's official! 29/11/2010

Peace for the Holy Land: The Promised Land and the Chosen People by Archbishop Cyrille Salim Bustros (Melkite Greek Catholic Church). 18/11/2010

Two Peoples, One State - America - the National Catholic Weekly. 15/11/2010

Presbyterian Mission Network (USA) Joins BDS, Calls for Boycotts, Supports Kairos. 25/10/2010

Vatican Mideast synod ends with criticism of Israel. 23/10/10

Vatican body urges UN to end Israeli occupation. 23/10/10

Extremist Settlers Burn Jerusalem Church. 20/10/2010

Sunni Scholar: Christian Emigration a Muslim Issue. 15/10/10

Mideast conflict blamed for Christian exodus. 13/10/10

Rome 'crisis' talks on Middle East Christians. 10/10/10

Church representatives examine investment in context of Middle East. 5/10/10

Eminent Religious Leaders to Dialogue on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. 20/9/10

The land rights of the Bedouin minority in Israel. Written statement submitted by Pax Christi International to the UN Human Rights Council. 14/9/10

Churches seek just, inclusive peace in Palestine and Israel. 28/8/10

Entrust your Prayer Intentions to a Holy Land’s Contemplative Community. 17/8/10

Israel Continues To Bulldoze Ancient Jerusalem Muslim Cemetery. 10/8/10

Archbishop Hanna calls on churches to stop Israel from razing Christian site in Jerusalem. 5/8/10

End Baptisms in Polluted Jordan River, Says Environmental Group. 27/7/10

Pray that Christians in Palestine will not leave, says bishop. 27/7/10

Palestinian Bishop Elected President of the Lutheran World Federation. 24/7/10

Exclusive Intifada Interview with Palestinian Archbishop Theodosios Hanna of Sebastia (Nablus). 23/7/10

Latin Patriarch Twal condemns provocation at the Haram al-Sharif. 20/7/10

Presbyterian Church shouldn't accept bullying at the pulpit by Dr. Hanan Ashrawi. 10/7/10

First Christian Radio Station in Holy Land. 8/7/10

Methodist Church to boycott goods from illegal Israeli settlements. 30/6/10

For Gaza priest, Israel’s occupation humiliates the Palestinian people. 15/6/10

Israel continues deporting Jerusalem Christians. 13/6/10

Pope Delivers Instrumentum Laboris (working document) for Middle East Synod. 11/6/10

88 year old Archbishop viciously assaulted by Israeli occupation soldiers. 4/6/10

Israel's Palestinian occupation 'unjust': Vatican. 03/6/10

Easter reflection in Jerusalem by Mr. Sami El-Yousef, a native of Jerusalem and CNEWA’s regional director for Palestine and Israel. CNEWA (Catholic Near East Welfare Association) 26/5/10

Archbishop Desmond Tutu to UC Berkeley: Divesting is the Right Thing To Do. 11/4/10

Tensions high as Christians flock to Jerusalem. 10/4/10

His Beatitude Michel Sabbah retired Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem: "Hamas is protecting us". 07/4/10

"Holiest Days Behind the Wall" A reflection for Great Friday (Good Friday) by Maria C. Khoury, Ed. April 2010

Israeli Troops Attack Palm Sunday Protest In Bethlehem, Detain 15 Including Two Journalists. 28/3/10

Palestinians Demand Entry to Jerusalem without permits during the Holy Week of Easter. 12/3/10

Patriarch emeritus Michel Sabbah, "Israeli Occupation Main Cause of Instability in the Middle East". 25/1/10

"No Peace for a generation" an interview with His Beatitude Michel Sabbah retired Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem. Idaho Catholic Register. 2/10/09

Armenian Orthodox Decry Seminarians' Deportation Order. 11/9/09

Greek Orthodox patriarch blocks East Jerusalem land confiscation. 27/7/09

Pope condemns Israel's West Bank wall, addresses right of return. 13/5/09

Vatican: Israeli TV Show Is "Blasphemous". 20/2/09

The Pope's justice minister, Cardinal Renato Martino, has sharply criticised Israel's actions and likened the Gaza Strip to a "big concentration camp". 8/1/09